Overview
Warfare in Atlantic Africa, 1500-1800 investigates the impact of warfare on the history of Africa in the period of the slave trade and the founding of empires. It includes the discussion of: : * the relationship between war and the slave trade * the role of Europeans in promoting African wars and supplying African armies * the influence of climatic and ecological factors on warfare patterns and dynamics * the impact of social organization and military technology, including the gunpowder revolution * case studies of warfare in Sierra Leone, the Gold Coast, Benin and West Central Africa
- | Author: John K. Thornton
- | Publisher: Routledge
- | Publication Date: Aug 26, 1999
- | Number of Pages: 208 pages
- | Binding: Hardback or Cased Book
- | ISBN-10: 1857283929
- | ISBN-13: 9781857283921
